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If Casino were Part of Larger Complex Including Restaurants, Shops, Entertainment and Hotel, Four in Ten (37%) More Supportive Toronto, ON – Almost all Torontonians (89%) have heard about the possibility of a casino in Toronto and at first blush 54% of Torontonians support the idea while nearly half (47%) oppose it according to a…

Bill C-­‐290 passes third reading with all-­‐party support and is sent to the Senate TORONTO, ON, March 2, 2012 – The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) today is pleased to acknowledge a major milestone for Bill C-­‐290, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code – Sports Betting, to permit single-­‐ event sports wagering in Canada. Championed…

HOLLY FRAUGHTONSpecial to Globe and Mail Update Gambling is big business in Canada – about $16-billion worth annually. It’s little wonder that large companies are maneuvering to get in on the action. Small players, however, are forced to find less obvious ways to get their piece of the gaming pie. “When you look at a…

When it was announced in 2008 that New Brunswick’s first-ever casino would be built in Moncton, the word “increase” was often thrown around by local residents: increase in automobile traffic, increase in crime, increase in gambling addiction. These concerns persisted over the next two years and were regularly expressed at various planning commission and city…

Re: Government-Sanctioned Online Gambling: Short-Sighted And Morally Bankrupt (April 20): Internet gambling has been available for more than 10 years. It’s a growing world-wide $30-billion business with the current Canadian market estimated as being in excess of $1-billion. Over this same 10-year period the rate of problem gambling in Canada (one per cent of the…